Hope Beyond Perplexity
Hope Beyond Perplexity

Author: Johanna D.S. Chittranjan

Publisher: Writers International Edition

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 9394182039

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In the enchanting pages of 'Hope beyond Perplexity,' Johanna Devadayavu, the acclaimed author of 'Call of the Turtledove for Universal Peace' and 'Flight of a Turtledove,' invites readers on a transcendent journey. With a heart dedicated to peace and a soul steeped in contemplation, Johanna weaves profound wisdom and serene beauty into her verses. Her words, born from years of peaceful introspection and meditative practice, resonate with a divine authenticity. Through delicate and elegant prose, she beckons us to join her flight, soaring far beyond the confines of ordinary existence. In this exquisite volume, Johanna's poems are scented with temple incense and echo softly murmured prayers, enveloping readers in the hallowed gleam of her contemplative world. With grace and spiritual depth, she addresses the challenges of our time, including the passing pestilence of COVID, offering keen spiritual insights and lessons. As you delve into the pages of 'Hope beyond Perplexity,' you will feel the gentle winds that caressed Johanna's face and sense the aroma of her contemplative prayers. This poetic banquet, sweetened by the peace she cultivates, invites you to drink deep from the well of a life profoundly enriched and blessed by contemplation. Join her in this exquisite feast, and let the sweetness of her words nourish your soul and illuminate your spirit. 'Hope beyond Perplexity' is not just a book; it is a work of joy, a charming masterpiece that Johanna Devadayavu has graciously shared with the world. Drink deep, dear reader, and savor the boundless depths of hope, peace, and spiritual grace contained within these pages.

Hope Against Hope
Hope Against Hope

Author: Richard Bauckham

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1999-10-21

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780802843913

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The hopes by which the modern West has lived are widely understood to have failed. At the outset of the third millennium, we see the ideology of historical progress for what it is -- a myth that can no longer provide humanity with grounds for true hope. In Hope against Hope Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart present a way forward -- through a radical faith in a global future that is in God's hands. Using the present failure of secular hope as the context for a renewal of the Christian vision for the future, Bauckham and Hart seek to re-source Christian hope from its rich heritage of biblical promises and their interpretation in the Christian tradition. In a fresh and skillful way they explore the major images of eschatology -- the Antichrist, the millennium, the last judgment, the kingdom of God, and others -- proposing the category of imagination as the key to understanding their significance today. The authors insist throughout on the cosmic scope of Christian eschatology, writing of God's future not just for human individuals but for the whole creation, and they explore the relevance of such an eschatology for Christian living in the present. A thoroughly interdisciplinary work that integrates biblical study, systematic theology, and astute analysis of contemporary Western culture, Hope against Hope is unique in offering a heartening look at the future from the perspective of life today.

Gareth B. Matthews, The Child's Philosopher
Gareth B. Matthews, The Child's Philosopher

Author: Maughn Rollins Gregory

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-08-26

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0429800452

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Winner of the 2022 Book Award of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Gareth B. Matthews, The Child's Philosopher brings together groundbreaking essays by renowned American philosopher Gareth B. Matthews in three fields he helped to initiate: philosophy in children’s literature, philosophy for children, and philosophy of childhood. In addition, contemporary scholars critically assess Matthews’ pioneering efforts and his legacy. Gareth B. Matthews (1929-2011) was a specialist in ancient and medieval philosophy who had conversations with young children, discovering that they delight in philosophical puzzlement and that their philosophical thinking often enriched his own understanding. Those conversations became the impetus for a substantial component of Matthews’ scholarship, from which this book features essays spanning the length of his career. Contemporary contributors to the book critically evaluate Matthews’ scholarship, showing where he broke new ground and identifying developments and debates in the fields he helped to initiate. They take up pressing challenges, including biased idealizations of childhood in children’s literature; the tensions between teaching philosophy to, and doing philosophy with young people; the merits of theorizing childhood without theorizing children; and how professional philosophy at once desires and resists a return to childhood. This second volume in the Philosophy for Children Founders series is an important resource for philosophers, educators, and anyone interested in children’s philosophical thinking, developmental psychology, what it means to philosophize with children, the nature of childhood, and how children’s literature goes philosophical. It will guide and inspire those who share Matthews’ conviction that the impulse to philosophize begins in early childhood. Contributors (in addition to Gareth B. Matthews): Stephanie Burdick-Shepherd, Cristina Cammarano, Claire Cassidy, Stanley Cavell, Maughn Rollins Gregory, Jennifer Glaser, Walter Omar Kohan, Megan Jane Laverty, Jana Mohr Lone, Karin Murris, Peter Shea, Susan M. Turner, Susannah Sheffer.

Deep Down Things
Deep Down Things

Author: Cirincione

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 0739130080

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Deep Down Things: Essays on Catholic Culture explores common threads that characterize Catholicism. The contributors look successively at: Catholic culture and everyday life of the parish and of work, at Catholic culture and the imaginative life of poets and fiction writers, and at Catholic culture and postmodern life where individual conscience, skepticism, and relativism challenge Church authority and faith itself. They do so while looking for foundational components that persist and comprise a culture that Catholics recognize regardless of their diverse ethnicity, geographic location, or historical epoch. The authors of this collection have aimed to inspire both Catholics and non-Catholics alike, inside and outside the academic community, to deepen their own knowledge and appreciation of the Christian tradition generally and Catholic culture particularly. The authors hope to encourage sincere and open dialogue about Catholic culture (in the best tradition of Catholic thought) both to further the inquiry after truth and to enhance fruitful reflection upon Catholic culture and its contributions over time and across cultures.

Guide for the Perplexed
Guide for the Perplexed

Author: Moses Maimonides

Publisher: CCEL

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 193184836X

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In the 12th century, Moses Maimonides wrote a long letter to one of his rabbinical students discussing a variety of philosophical matters concerning theology. The text tries to clarify some of the contradictions between the literal meaning of the Torah and its philosophical explications. This work is still of interest to contemporary philosophers and theologians.

Faith After Doubt
Faith After Doubt

Author: Brian D. McLaren

Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 125026278X

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From the author of A New Kind of Christianity comes a bold proposal: only doubt can save the world and your faith. ONE of the Best Spiritual Books of 2021—Spirituality & Practice "Will help you live fuller and breathe easier..” —Glennon Doyle Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Faith After Doubt is for the millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is falling apart. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality. He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages—Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony—offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and intensify their commitment to what matters most.